title: Fatal nosocomial Legionella pneumophila infection due to exposure to contaminated water from a washbasin in a hematology unit.
abstract: A fatal nosocomial infection with Legionella pneumophila serogroup 5 occurred in a patient with leukemia. Isolates recovered from both the potable water supply and the patient showed an identical genomic profile. With no other exposure identified, the water from the washbasin was evidently the source of infection.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Hygiène, Epidémiologie et Prévention, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brûlet
authors.forename: Marie-Christine
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Nicolle
authors.forename: Marine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giard
authors.forename: Franck-Emmanuel
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Nicolini
authors.forename: Mauricette
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Michallet
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jarraud
authors.forename: Jérôme
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Etienne
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vanhems
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006405:Hematology; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008875:Middle Aged; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014881:Water Supply